Signature · 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Talbot County, MD
Talbot County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 13.7% low-access.
- 13.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Talbot County, MD
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 13.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dorchester County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Talbot County lands in the lower national band (13.7%, #2,223 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,223
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in MD
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Talbot County compares nationally
Talbot County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.7% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,223).
Talbot County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Talbot County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (7 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Talbot County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint
- Calvert
Calvert 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Somerset
Somerset 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Garrett 14.1
Garrett 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Dorchester 13.9
Dorchester 13.9%
13.9 % low-access
- Talbot 13.7
Talbot 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- Caroline 9.2
Caroline 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Kent 1.7
Kent 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,782 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,168 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,229 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,917 |
| Median Household Income | $84,811 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,692 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Talbot County
Talbot County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (33% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 40 authorized stores; Easton holds 78% of them. 3 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Trappe, Tilghman, Wye Mills.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Easton | 31 | 11 |
| Saint Michaels | 3 | 1 |
| Trappe | 3 | none |
| St. Michaels | 1 | 1 |
| Tilghman | 1 | none |
| Wye Mills | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- 7-eleven 18677b 18677b, easton
- carroll fuel market, easton
- carroll mart, easton
- highs of baltimore, llc 39, trappe
- highs of baltimore, llc 95, saint michaels
- royal farms 421, easton
- royal farms 53, easton
- shore stop 228, trappe
- super soda, easton
- tilghman island country store, tilghman
- u5 foods 4, easton
- u5 inc, easton
- wawa 589, easton
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 2531, easton
- dollar general 21887, easton
- dollar general 22918, easton
- dollar general 30809, trappe
- dollar tree 347, easton
- family dollar store 3172, easton
- mill creek farms, wye mills
- ocean state job lot 652, easton
- walgreens 09967, easton
Super Store · 5
- bj's wholesale club 322, easton
- giant food 323, easton
- harris teeter 380, easton
- target 2310, easton
- walmart 1715, easton
Supermarket · 4
- acme 3841, easton
- aldi 71071, easton
- st. michaels market, saint michaels
- weis markets 275, easton
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- la selecta, easton
- mercado latino international foods, easton
- plaza latina food market, easton
Farmers' Market · 2
- dover road artisan's & farmer's market, llc, easton
- st. michaels farmers market inc, saint michaels
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- teddy bear fresh produce, llc, easton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- village shoppe llc, st. michaels
Seafood Specialty · 1
- cole's seafood house & deli llc, easton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- hernandez grocery store, easton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maryland
One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.
Compare Talbot County vs Allegany County → · All Maryland counties →
Counties near Talbot County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Talbot County, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MD (13.7% here).
- Houston County, MN · 13.7% low-access
- Yolo County, CA · 13.7% low-access
- Coffee County, TN · 13.7% low-access
- Fauquier County, VA · 13.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (10.3% here).
- St. Charles Parish, LA · 10.3% SNAP
- Kent County, MI · 10.3% SNAP
- Scott County, IA · 10.3% SNAP
- Gasconade County, MO · 10.3% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Maryland among South Atlantic states
Maryland ranks 6th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.7%). Talbot County, at 13.7%, runs 9.0 pts below the Maryland rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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